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This woman assaulted you
in a beauty salon?

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She just ran towards me, banged my face.

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She wouldn't get off of me.
She was hitting on me.

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All over my body.

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And then he locked me inside.

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[Judge Judy] He locked you into the salon?

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Yes.

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[announcer] This is Judy Justice.

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[theme music playing]

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[announcer] Michelle Pak is suing
her hairstylist, Yun Lim,

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and the owner of the salon, Soon Lee,

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for an assault.

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[Kevin] Court come to order.

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Be seated, please.

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Hello, Judge.

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Case number 1141, Pak versus Lim and Lee.

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- Thank you.
- [Kevin] You're welcome.

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[Judge Judy] Miss Pak.

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It is your claim the defendant
Ms. Lim assaulted you...

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] ...in a beauty salon.

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Yes.

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You are the owner of the store?

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[speaking foreign language]

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- Yes. Yes.
- Yes.

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And you, sir, what is your last name?

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My last name is Kim, K-I-M.

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[Judge Judy]
Mr. Kim, you are an interpreter.

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That's correct, Your Honor.

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[Judge Judy] Then stand
in the middle of them, would you?

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Thank you.

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Now, how long has Ms. Lim
been working for you, sir?

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[William speaking foreign language]

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[speaking foreign language]

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For approximately one year and ten months.

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[Judge Judy] Ms. Pak, you had been
a client of Ms. Lim's before.

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] For how long?

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Three months or so.

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What kind of work does she do for you?

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A hairstylist.

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[Judge Judy] It is your claim
that Ms. Lim assaulted you.

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Yes.

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[Judge Judy] Caused you
serious physical injury.

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Ms. Lim says that it was you
who assaulted her

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and she's counterclaiming.

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Each one of you is requesting that
this court award $10,000 for that assault.

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When did this alleged assault take place?

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On July 30th, Friday evening.

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- [Judge Judy] Of this year?
- [Michelle] Yes.

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[Judge Judy]
You had an appointment with Ms. Lim?

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Yes, Your Honor.

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- [Judge Judy] What time?
- 4:45.

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[Judge Judy]
You arrived at the location of the salon.

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- You had been there at least...
- [Michelle] Several times.

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[Judge Judy]
Several times. Arrived at 4:45.

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You had never had any trouble
with Ms. Lim before.

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Correct.

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Now, I'd like you to tell me
exactly what happened when you arrived.

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[Michelle] Well, when I had arrived,
it was actually about 4:50 to be exact.

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[Judge Judy] So you arrived a little late?

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Yes. I was five minutes late.

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However, with the salon,
there's--it's clear,

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so you could actually look inside
the salon.

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And she was actually working on a client
already at the time.

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So, you know,
I'm very flexible just because...

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[Judge Judy]
Don't tell me how flexible you are.

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I don't wanna go into any tributaries.

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You got there five minutes late.

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] You didn't go in.

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- I didn't go in.
- [Judge Judy] You went downstairs.

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- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] That's what you say.

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What did you do downstairs?

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[Michelle] To get cough drops
from the pharmacy.

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[Judge Judy] So you went to a store,
and you got some cough drops

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- or whatever else you bought there.
- Cough drops.

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[Judge Judy] And you had to pay for them?

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- Yes.
- How much time did that take?

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- One to two minutes?
- [Judge Judy] No.

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Never one to two minutes.

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They close at 4:55.

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No place closes 4:55, Ms. Pak.

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4:55 is a peculiar time.

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I'm...

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- [Michelle] They close...
- ...old.

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Older by the minute.

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I never knew a store that closed 4:55.

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They close 5:00. That's a possibility.

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So you got to your appointment late.

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You didn't check in with the defendant.

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You went downstairs.
You got some cough drops.

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What time did you get upstairs?

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4:53.

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[Judge Judy]
And how did you know it was 4:53?

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[Michelle] Because the pharmacy,
they told me they have to close...

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[Judge Judy] Don't tell me
what the pharmacy told you.

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But it is a fact...

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I wanna tell you something, so far,

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I'm not following your story
like I believe it.

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I'm getting a twitch.

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So you came late to your appointment.

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That's the bottom line.

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- You came late to your appointment.
- Yes.

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[Judge Judy] And when you went upstairs,
was the defendant waiting for you?

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- [Michelle] No.
- [Judge Judy] What was she doing?

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She was still working on the client.

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[Judge Judy] Okay.

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Ms. Lim when Ms. Pak came in,

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were you working on another client?

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[speaking foreign language]

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- No.
- [William] No.

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What were you doing?

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[speaking foreign language]

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I was eating, uh, at the table.

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Not true.

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[Judge Judy] Approximately, what time did
Ms. Pak come in for her 4:45 appointment?

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[speaking foreign language]

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I remember that she came 5:00--
after 5:00.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. And you were eating?

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- [William speaking foreign language]
- Yes.

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[Judge Judy] So, you came into the shop
around 5:00?

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- No.
- Yes.

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[Judge Judy] Yeah.
You came into the shop around 5:00,

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whether it was 4:53, 4:54,
five to 5:00, 5:00.

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She said five after 5:00.

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I'm telling you, you got it--
for my purposes, you got there at 5:00.

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- Go ahead.
- I was here at 4:53.

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My mom in heaven watching down upon me...

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[tapping on bench]

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Just tell me what happened.

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I walked in there.

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She was still working on the client.

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But I patiently waited
because, you know, I...

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Don't tell me why.

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You patiently waited and...

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[Michelle]
She was still working on a client.

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[Judge Judy] And?

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And then after she was done with a client,

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she demanded me,

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she ordered that I wait at the salon
30 minutes

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while she go picks up her son.

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[Judge Judy]
No, tell me what she said to you.

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[Michelle] She said,
"I have to go pick up my son,

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so you have to stay here 30 minutes,"

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is the way that she spoke to me.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. And what happened next?

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[Michelle] I said,
"But my appointment was at 4:45."

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And she said,
"Well, I thought you'd flake."

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- [Judge Judy] Okay. And?
- [Michelle] Those were her words.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. "I thought you'd
flake," and then what happened?

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[Michelle] And then I was like,
"I don't--I never flaked on you."

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And she's like, "Yes, you did."

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So it was her word against my word.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. So just a second.

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"I never flaked on you." "Yes, you did."
Back and forth.

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"I flaked." "I didn't flake."

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And then what happened?

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Then she went to the table
and started eating cup ramen noodles.

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When she told me I had to wait
for her to go pick up her son.

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[Judge Judy] So now--just a second.
So now she went over to the table...

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- Yes. Started eating.
- [Judge Judy] ...and sat down

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and started eating noodles.

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Yes.

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[Judge Judy] So did you walk over
to the table?

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- [Michelle] No.
- [Judge Judy] So were-- you stayed where?

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Right in the middle of--of the salon.

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[Judge Judy] Okay.
So you're in the middle of the salon,

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but she left and went to sit at the table
to eat her noodles.

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[Michelle] Which was like
approximately from like here

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to like at the end of the stand
right there.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. That's 10, 15 feet.

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Okay. So she's 10 to 15 feet away
from you.

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What happens next?

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- [Michelle] What happened next...
- And let's get to this...

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I was pulling on the apron
to get myself up

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'cause she, she wouldn't get off me.

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She was hitting me.

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She was sitting on me.
Like beating me up like this.

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From my face all the way
to my ribs, everywhere.

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All over my body.

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And I have pictures to prove it.

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And I'm still in pain.

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And--and then what happened?

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[theme music playing]

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[announcer] Michelle Pak claims
her hairstylist, Yun Lim,

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assaulted her in the salon.

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Yun is countersuing,
claiming Michelle attacked her first.

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What happens next?

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- [Michelle] What happened next...
- And let's get to this...

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[Michelle] ...the salon owner,
Mr. Lee, he said,

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"Oh, she's been so hungry
'cause she was busy all day long."

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- [Judge Judy] So he said to you?
- Yes.

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[Judge Judy]
And how far away from you was Mr. Lee?

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He was right behind her.

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- [Judge Judy] Was he sitting or standing?
- [Michelle] No. Standing.

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[Judge Judy] And what happened next?

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And then I said,
"How could you do this to me?"

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I said, "You know,
I set up an appointment at 4:45,

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and I was patient enough--
the fact that you actually

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even were working on another client.

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And, you know, I didn't even complain.

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And, first of all, you want me to like
wait for you for 30 minutes

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and then now you're eating?

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This is so inappropriate."

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- Uh, I was speechless.
- [Judge Judy] Well, just--you were, uh--

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and you were standing 10 to 15 feet away

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from where she was sitting,
eating her noodles.

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Uh-hmm.

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What happened next?

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[Michelle] She just ran towards me,
banged my face.

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And she got on top of me. And she was...

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[Judge Judy] Okay.
So she got up from the table.

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- No.
- [Michelle] Yes.

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[Judge Judy] She came over to you
and started to assault you.

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- Yes.
- [William speaking foreign language]

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- No.
- [Michelle] So I was lying on my back.

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[Judge Judy] Shh. Just a second.

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And you fell on your back?

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Yeah. She punched me down
and she was beating me up.

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[Judge Judy] She was punching you?

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[Michelle] She was sitting on me
like beating me up.

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[Judge Judy] Okay. And?

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[Michelle] And I was trying to get myself
up because I was on my--on the floor.

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And like she--you know,
at the salon um aprons?

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Like, I was trying to like hold on to it
to get myself up because...

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[Judge Judy] So you were
pulling on her apron...

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- Uh-huh. To get myself...
- [Judge Judy] ...to get yourself up?

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Yeah. 'Cause she wouldn't get off.

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So she was on top of you.

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You're pulling on her apron
to pull yourself up.

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But if you're on the ground,
and if you're pulling her apron,

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you're pulling her towards you.

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No. I'm like--I'm trying
to get myself up 'cause she's so heavy.

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She wouldn't get off of me.
I don't know what--I don't fight...

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- Keep going.
- [Michelle] ...you know? I mean...

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- Keep going.
- [Michelle] So I was pulling on the apron

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to get myself up 'cause she--
she wouldn't get off of me.

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She was hitting on me.

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And I was lying down like this
while she was like--

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like with my legs like bent like this.

239
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She was sitting on me
like beating me up like this

240
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from my face all the way to my ribs
everywhere, all over my body.

241
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And I have pictures to prove it.

242
00:09:16,633 --> 00:09:17,866
And I'm still in pain.

243
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[Judge Judy] And, and then what happened?

244
00:09:19,066 --> 00:09:22,033
[Michelle] And then I was able
to finally get--get up,

245
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you know, to call the police,
'cause that's what I'm gonna do.

246
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If someone's gonna assault me,
I'm calling the police.

247
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As soon as I tried to call
the police--they said 911.

248
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I said yes, and I told them what happened.

249
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And they said, "Where's the location?"

250
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And they said, "What's the suite number?"

251
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And I said, "The second floor.

252
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I don't know the suite number."

253
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And they said, "We need the suite number.
We need the suite number."

254
00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,700
So I said, "Okay. Okay."

255
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And I was like running and then--
I ran like--

256
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literally, like from here to here.

257
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I ran. And I was trying to pull,
and then he actually ran out to the door

258
00:09:51,933 --> 00:09:53,232
so that I couldn't give him
the suite number.

259
00:09:53,299 --> 00:09:54,799
Could you go back there?

260
00:09:54,866 --> 00:09:58,033
[Michelle] And I was like
trying to like look like this,

261
00:09:58,100 --> 00:10:00,500
and he actually like pulled the door
so I couldn't see the suite number.

262
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He pulled it towards--from the outside.

263
00:10:03,767 --> 00:10:05,466
He locked me inside.

264
00:10:05,533 --> 00:10:06,734
He locked me inside of the salon.

265
00:10:06,799 --> 00:10:08,633
[Judge Judy] Just a second. Do you--shh.

266
00:10:08,700 --> 00:10:11,332
So what you're telling me
is he ran past you.

267
00:10:11,399 --> 00:10:13,799
- [Michelle] Yes.
- [Judge Judy] He ran past you.

268
00:10:13,866 --> 00:10:15,100
[Michelle] He ran.

269
00:10:15,166 --> 00:10:18,767
But before he did that, he told her,
"You call 911 too."

270
00:10:18,833 --> 00:10:19,633
[Judge Judy] That's okay.

271
00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:23,232
He got out before you
and locked you into the salon.

272
00:10:23,299 --> 00:10:25,100
After he ordered her to call 911.

273
00:10:25,166 --> 00:10:27,466
[Judge Judy] And he told her to call 911.

274
00:10:27,533 --> 00:10:28,600
[Michelle] Yes, Your Honor.

275
00:10:28,667 --> 00:10:30,500
[Judge Judy] Okay. And the police came?

276
00:10:30,567 --> 00:10:31,799
Yes, ma'am.

277
00:10:31,866 --> 00:10:34,133
Now, I'd like your version
of what happened.

278
00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:37,165
[speaking foreign language]

279
00:10:37,232 --> 00:10:39,734
[Judge Judy] She came in,
according to you, 5:05.

280
00:10:39,799 --> 00:10:40,899
You were eating noodles.

281
00:10:40,966 --> 00:10:44,066
[William speaking foreign language]

282
00:10:44,133 --> 00:10:47,866
[speaking foreign language]

283
00:10:47,933 --> 00:10:50,767
I said to Michelle, "You came late."

284
00:10:50,834 --> 00:10:53,533
[Yun speaking foreign language]

285
00:10:56,066 --> 00:10:59,366
And I asked her to briefly wait

286
00:10:59,432 --> 00:11:03,133
because I have to go
and pick up my child before 5:30.

287
00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:04,033
[Judge Judy] Okay.

288
00:11:04,100 --> 00:11:06,567
[speaking foreign language]

289
00:11:10,466 --> 00:11:13,633
Uh where my child is at, the preschool,
to and from,

290
00:11:13,700 --> 00:11:16,432
it takes altogether
like eight to ten minutes.

291
00:11:16,500 --> 00:11:18,066
Okay. So you said you have to wait.

292
00:11:18,133 --> 00:11:19,299
Go ahead. What happened next?

293
00:11:19,366 --> 00:11:21,767
[William speaking foreign language]

294
00:11:21,833 --> 00:11:24,833
[Yun speaking foreign language]

295
00:11:28,500 --> 00:11:31,200
[William] I said, "Since you arrived late

296
00:11:31,265 --> 00:11:33,600
and because it's going to be late,

297
00:11:33,667 --> 00:11:35,500
so if that's too late for you

298
00:11:35,567 --> 00:11:37,633
then you don't have to receive
my service today."

299
00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:38,700
And what happened next?

300
00:11:38,767 --> 00:11:40,366
- [William speaking foreign language]
- [Yun speaking foreign language]

301
00:11:43,133 --> 00:11:47,100
So in order for me to defend myself,
I then pushed her back.

302
00:11:47,165 --> 00:11:50,165
- And?
- [Yun speaking foreign language]

303
00:11:52,466 --> 00:11:56,933
Ms. Pak was wearing high heels
so she fell backward.

304
00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:58,734
- [speaking foreign language]
- [Michelle] I was wearing sandals.

305
00:11:58,799 --> 00:12:00,567
Don't speak!

306
00:12:00,633 --> 00:12:02,767
- [William speaking foreign language]
- [Yun speaking foreign language]

307
00:12:02,833 --> 00:12:03,734
[William] And...

308
00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:04,933
[speaking foreign language]

309
00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:05,833
What she doing?

310
00:12:05,899 --> 00:12:09,799
[William] And I was like
swaggering like this

311
00:12:09,866 --> 00:12:12,432
- and then I got up and I said to her...
- [Judge Judy] Just a second.

312
00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:14,833
Did she fall down and you fell with her?

313
00:12:14,899 --> 00:12:17,899
- [speaking foreign language]
- [speaking foreign language]

314
00:12:19,667 --> 00:12:22,600
[Judge Judy] Let the record reflect
that the witness is suggesting

315
00:12:22,667 --> 00:12:26,100
that she fell over on top of her

316
00:12:26,166 --> 00:12:29,667
when she pushed her when the plaintiff
was holding on to her robe.

317
00:12:29,734 --> 00:12:32,366
- [speaking foreign language]
- I fell to my side.

318
00:12:32,432 --> 00:12:33,633
You fell to the side?

319
00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:34,667
- [Yun speaking foreign language]
- [William speaking foreign language]

320
00:12:34,734 --> 00:12:35,667
And then what happened?

321
00:12:35,734 --> 00:12:37,500
- [speaking foreign language]
- [Judge Judy] Then what happened?

322
00:12:37,567 --> 00:12:39,533
- [speaking foreign language]
- [speaking foreign language]

323
00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,200
And then Michelle Pak started to yell.

324
00:12:43,265 --> 00:12:44,799
"Oh, my God, she hit me." Like that.

325
00:12:44,866 --> 00:12:46,866
"Oh, my--oh, my God, she hit me."

326
00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:48,600
- [Judge Judy] And then then?
- [Yun] Then screaming.

327
00:12:48,667 --> 00:12:50,366
- [William] And screaming.
- [Judge Judy] And then what happened?

328
00:12:50,432 --> 00:12:51,399
[speaking foreign language]

329
00:12:51,466 --> 00:12:53,667
And then she call to 911.

330
00:12:53,734 --> 00:12:55,165
And then she called 911.

331
00:12:55,232 --> 00:12:57,366
Okay. At any time did you hit her?

332
00:12:57,432 --> 00:13:00,667
[speaking foreign language]

333
00:13:00,734 --> 00:13:01,933
- [speaking foreign language]
- No.

334
00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:03,399
Did she hit you?

335
00:13:03,466 --> 00:13:05,667
[William speaking foreign language]

336
00:13:05,734 --> 00:13:07,432
- [speaking foreign language]
- No.

337
00:13:07,500 --> 00:13:12,500
[Judge Judy] No?
So you had no marks on you from her?

338
00:13:12,567 --> 00:13:14,399
[speaking foreign language]

339
00:13:17,066 --> 00:13:18,133
[Judge Judy] Yes or no.

340
00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:19,066
- [speaking foreign language]
- [Judge Judy] You had no marks.

341
00:13:19,133 --> 00:13:19,966
I have no marks.

342
00:13:21,466 --> 00:13:22,600
- [speaking foreign language]
- [Judge Judy] The police...

343
00:13:22,667 --> 00:13:24,767
But then I was slapped after.

344
00:13:24,833 --> 00:13:26,299
Tell me when you were slapped.

345
00:13:26,366 --> 00:13:28,265
[William speaking foreign language]

346
00:13:28,332 --> 00:13:30,432
[speaking foreign language]

347
00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,567
[William] Uh we both fell down.

348
00:13:38,633 --> 00:13:40,933
She backward, me forward to my side.

349
00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,866
And then once I got up,
she was already calling 911.

350
00:13:44,933 --> 00:13:48,066
And when I approached the front door area,

351
00:13:48,133 --> 00:13:50,299
that's the time when she slapped my face.

352
00:13:50,366 --> 00:13:51,366
[Judge Judy] Okay.

353
00:13:53,933 --> 00:13:57,633
At no point do you tell any officer

354
00:13:57,700 --> 00:14:00,633
that you were repeatedly punched
in the face,

355
00:14:00,700 --> 00:14:02,100
punched in the body.

356
00:14:02,166 --> 00:14:04,633
What you told them is

357
00:14:04,700 --> 00:14:08,332
that you had a little cut
on one of your fingers.

358
00:14:12,700 --> 00:14:15,700
[theme music playing]

359
00:14:19,366 --> 00:14:23,600
[announcer] Michelle Pak
is accusing her hairstylist, Yun Lim,

360
00:14:23,667 --> 00:14:25,700
of assaulting her in the salon.

361
00:14:25,767 --> 00:14:28,833
Yun says she was the one
who was assaulted.

362
00:14:28,899 --> 00:14:31,500
Now, who's going to show me
a police report?

363
00:14:31,567 --> 00:14:33,600
[William speaking foreign language]

364
00:14:48,133 --> 00:14:50,734
[Judge Judy] Okay. The officers observed

365
00:14:50,799 --> 00:14:55,667
a small cut on Miss Pak's
right middle finger.

366
00:14:55,734 --> 00:14:58,332
And they said they took
a photograph of that,

367
00:14:58,399 --> 00:14:59,432
right here.

368
00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:03,299
This was the photograph
that the officer took of your injury.

369
00:15:03,833 --> 00:15:05,466
This is what the officer said.

370
00:15:05,533 --> 00:15:09,600
He said he observed
a small cut right here.

371
00:15:09,667 --> 00:15:10,833
That's what he observed.

372
00:15:11,299 --> 00:15:14,700
Now, both parties
when the officers responded

373
00:15:14,767 --> 00:15:17,966
did not request any treatment,
any transport to any hospital.

374
00:15:18,033 --> 00:15:20,232
You both told stories.

375
00:15:20,299 --> 00:15:21,466
- The story...
- I...

376
00:15:21,533 --> 00:15:22,567
- [Judge Judy] What?
- I did.

377
00:15:22,633 --> 00:15:24,466
Did you go to the hospital?

378
00:15:24,533 --> 00:15:26,133
- No, but I asked...
- [Judge Judy] Just a second.

379
00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,100
Did you go to the hospital? Is my
question.

380
00:15:29,166 --> 00:15:30,966
- I went to my doctor.
- [Judge Judy] Okay.

381
00:15:31,033 --> 00:15:34,767
I would like to see
your doctor's record of your visit.

382
00:15:34,834 --> 00:15:37,899
But I want you to notice, Ms. Pak,

383
00:15:37,966 --> 00:15:41,700
that at no time
during this police interview

384
00:15:41,767 --> 00:15:44,533
did you report any injury

385
00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:47,265
other than the cut to your finger.

386
00:15:48,033 --> 00:15:51,834
At no point do you tell any officer

387
00:15:51,899 --> 00:15:55,165
who responded to the scene
that you were repeatedly,

388
00:15:55,232 --> 00:16:00,366
as you told me, punched in the face,
punched in the body.

389
00:16:00,432 --> 00:16:04,500
At no point, when the police arrived,
do you tell them that.

390
00:16:04,567 --> 00:16:06,866
What you told them is,

391
00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:10,166
and the police said
we took a photograph of it,

392
00:16:10,232 --> 00:16:13,966
that you had a little cut
on one of your fingers.

393
00:16:14,033 --> 00:16:16,366
I'm just telling you that
that's what it says.

394
00:16:16,432 --> 00:16:19,633
Because I was wearing yoga pants
and I still have mark on my...

395
00:16:19,700 --> 00:16:21,933
- I'm just--excuse me.
- ...knee.

396
00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:26,734
It also has a photograph
of what looks like you?

397
00:16:26,799 --> 00:16:28,700
- [Michelle] Yes.
- [Judge Judy] And the police took this?

398
00:16:28,767 --> 00:16:30,232
- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] As soon as they arrived?

399
00:16:30,299 --> 00:16:32,633
- Yes.
- [Judge Judy] What is that a picture of?

400
00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:34,066
Is that an arm or a leg?

401
00:16:34,133 --> 00:16:36,066
I can't tell what that's a picture of.

402
00:16:37,432 --> 00:16:38,265
Excuse me.

403
00:16:38,633 --> 00:16:39,567
Show it her.

404
00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:40,899
And give me those.

405
00:16:40,966 --> 00:16:42,432
I wanna look at them now.

406
00:16:43,799 --> 00:16:45,165
Okay.

407
00:16:46,799 --> 00:16:49,567
That's my knee
that I'm still having problems with.

408
00:16:49,633 --> 00:16:51,432
[Judge Judy] This happened on July 30th.

409
00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:55,066
This says reason for the appointment
on August 2nd.

410
00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:58,866
Patient was assaulted on Saturday
and having other problems.

411
00:16:58,933 --> 00:17:02,734
And there's a follow-up on August 24th
for another appointment.

412
00:17:04,866 --> 00:17:07,299
(chuckles) Look, always get down to it.

413
00:17:08,232 --> 00:17:09,933
This is on August 24th.

414
00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,400
What's the name of the lawyer
that you contacted?

415
00:17:12,467 --> 00:17:13,432
Robert [...].

416
00:17:13,500 --> 00:17:15,567
[Judge Judy] And on what date
did you contact Robert [...]?

417
00:17:15,633 --> 00:17:16,700
On July 30th.

418
00:17:16,767 --> 00:17:17,834
How do you know him?

419
00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:20,000
[Michelle] I've known him for 15 years.

420
00:17:20,066 --> 00:17:22,366
[Judge Judy] So you called
a friend of yours who's a lawyer

421
00:17:22,432 --> 00:17:24,432
and he told you
to get in touch with a doctor.

422
00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:26,799
Well, I made my own decision
to consult my doctor.

423
00:17:26,866 --> 00:17:29,400
[Judge Judy]
You called him--you called him--no.

424
00:17:29,467 --> 00:17:31,767
Patient has already been
in conversation with a lawyer.

425
00:17:31,834 --> 00:17:33,900
Damage seems more psychological

426
00:17:33,967 --> 00:17:35,733
and mental trauma than physical.

427
00:17:35,799 --> 00:17:38,799
And it goes into
a lot of other things that I don't think

428
00:17:38,866 --> 00:17:41,133
I have to go into now at this point.

429
00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:45,032
And they deal with psychological things
rather than physical things

430
00:17:45,099 --> 00:17:47,165
that your doctor is referring to.

431
00:17:47,232 --> 00:17:48,099
[William speaking foreign language]

432
00:17:48,165 --> 00:17:52,000
Okay. Do you have any medical reports
that you want me to look at?

433
00:17:52,767 --> 00:17:54,500
The X-ray because, uh...

434
00:17:54,567 --> 00:17:57,767
[Judge Judy] Just a second you went
for an X-ray on September 21st.

435
00:17:58,299 --> 00:18:00,700
- X-ray the right knee.
- Yes.

436
00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:02,799
And then I spoke with my doctor.

437
00:18:02,866 --> 00:18:04,799
[Judge Judy] Don't tell me
what you spoke to your doctor about.

438
00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:07,500
You had an X-ray months later

439
00:18:08,032 --> 00:18:09,866
that showed nothing.

440
00:18:09,933 --> 00:18:12,767
I called to make the appointment
for the X-ray.

441
00:18:12,834 --> 00:18:13,733
All right.

442
00:18:13,799 --> 00:18:15,165
- We're done here.
- When I was trying...

443
00:18:15,232 --> 00:18:16,500
[Judge Judy] Did you--I'm done.

444
00:18:16,567 --> 00:18:18,032
[William speaking foreign language]

445
00:18:18,099 --> 00:18:21,200
Did you seek any medical treatment
as a result of being slapped?

446
00:18:21,266 --> 00:18:24,933
[speaking foreign language]

447
00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,299
- [speaking foreign language]
- No.

448
00:18:26,366 --> 00:18:29,633
And other than these notes
that you gave me from your doctor

449
00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:33,000
who was treating you
for a variety of problems,

450
00:18:33,066 --> 00:18:35,467
do you have any other medical records
for me to look at?

451
00:18:35,532 --> 00:18:36,366
Yes.

452
00:18:36,432 --> 00:18:38,933
What other medical records
do you have for me to look at?

453
00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,266
- I have photos which are...
- [Judge Judy] No. Not interested.

454
00:18:41,333 --> 00:18:43,099
Medical records.

455
00:18:43,165 --> 00:18:44,400
I saw the police report.

456
00:18:44,467 --> 00:18:46,432
I saw the doctor's notes.

457
00:18:46,500 --> 00:18:48,366
Now I wanna see medical records.

458
00:18:48,432 --> 00:18:50,400
If you have none, I'm ready to rule.

459
00:18:50,467 --> 00:18:53,567
Just the recent conversation
with my doctor two days ago...

460
00:18:53,633 --> 00:18:55,232
- Very good.
- [Michelle] ...for MRI.

461
00:18:55,299 --> 00:18:56,567
Your claim is dismissed.

462
00:18:56,633 --> 00:18:57,834
Your counterclaim is dismissed.

463
00:18:57,900 --> 00:18:58,700
We're finished here.

464
00:18:58,799 --> 00:19:00,165
- Thank you very much.
- [Kevin] Court is adjourned.

465
00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,266
So traumatic.

466
00:19:04,333 --> 00:19:06,266
I've never even seen this--I mean...

467
00:19:06,333 --> 00:19:09,333
[speaking foreign language]

468
00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:15,967
I wish that the lady

469
00:19:16,032 --> 00:19:20,000
no longer have those kind of behaviors

470
00:19:20,066 --> 00:19:22,500
and aggressive actions against anyone.

471
00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:25,666
I grew up in Georgia
to people with manners.

472
00:19:25,733 --> 00:19:28,400
[speaking foreign language]

473
00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:31,700
Because of her
I was once arrested at the scene.

474
00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:35,299
Never in my life had a style--

475
00:19:35,366 --> 00:19:38,599
hairstylist attack me.

476
00:19:38,666 --> 00:19:40,066
[speaking foreign language]

477
00:19:40,133 --> 00:19:42,633
So I was being wrongfully accused of this.

478
00:19:42,700 --> 00:19:46,666
Beside the fact that
they tagged teamed on me,

479
00:19:46,733 --> 00:19:49,767
what I'm upset about is that fact
that they lied to the police.

480
00:19:49,834 --> 00:19:53,165
[speaking foreign language]

481
00:19:53,232 --> 00:19:57,099
The police officer said that we can,
on our own, individually

482
00:19:57,165 --> 00:19:59,099
file a report against each other.

483
00:19:59,165 --> 00:20:00,567
Never ever go again.

484
00:20:00,633 --> 00:20:04,099
And I wanna tell everyone
never to go to Juno Hair.

485
00:20:04,165 --> 00:20:05,299
[speaking foreign language]

486
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I'd like to thank this court for this.

487
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You remember Criminal Law. An assault is

488
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- when they have physical injury.
- Uh-hmm.

489
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And it can't be just a little cut in here.

490
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Where that came from.

491
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Certainly from what the plaintiff
was describing,

492
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she would have been battered and bruised.

493
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- [Sarah] Yeah.
- She was hit on the face.

494
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- Black eye.
- [Judge Judy] Because on the law,

495
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in order to establish an assault,

496
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as an unlawful touching
that causes physical...

497
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- Serious bodily injury.
- [Judge Judy] ...injury,

498
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and neither one of them sustained it.

499
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- The plaintiff, I think, was late.
- Uh-hmm.

500
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[Judge Judy] Probably by 15 or 20 minutes.

501
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Actually, the answer said that
that was her usual course of conduct.

502
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- Uh-hmm.
- [Judge Judy] She came late.

503
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And the owner of the shop said

504
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she's just eating 'cause
she was so busy all day today.

505
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- Yeah.
- That's why she was sitting down

506
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and eating noodles.

507
00:20:50,266 --> 00:20:51,733
The whole thing was very unfortunate.

508
00:20:51,799 --> 00:20:53,299
- It's not worth a case.
- [Sarah] Yeah.

509
00:20:53,366 --> 00:20:56,834
Which is why her lawyer friend
of 15 years didn't pursue it.

510
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- Uh-hmm.
- [Judge Judy] So on the law,

511
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unless there is some physical injury
that's a real physical injury,

512
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you don't have an assault.

513
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- You had a nasty kerfuffle.
- Yeah.

514
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[Judge Judy] And she'll have to find
another hairdresser, (chuckles)

515
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which is probably the worst thing
that's gonna come out of this case.

516
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Yeah. Well...

517
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518
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519
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